title: Noninflammatory fallopian tube pathology in children.
abstract: Noninflammatory tubal abnormalities are rare in children and usually not well covered by traditional educational material. The presenting symptoms are nonspecific and are common to many other conditions, so its preoperative diagnosis is rarely made. The purpose of this study was to review the hospital charts and imaging findings in children and sexually inactive adolescents who showed fallopian tube pathology. Understanding of the pertinent findings of previous imaging examinations might assist radiologists in making the correct preoperative diagnosis and increase the likelihood of preserving the fallopian tubes. The clinical entities described in this article include isolated tubal torsion, paratubal cysts, hydrosalpinx, undescended/ectopic fallopian tube, and tubal inguinal hernia.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Pediatric Radiology, University Hospital HUG, 6 Willy-Donzé, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland. laura.merlini@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Merlini
authors.forename: Mehrak
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anooshiravani
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vunda
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Borzani
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Napolitano
authors.forename: Sylviane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hanquinet
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007047:Hysterosalpingography / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D035583:Rare Diseases; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods*